Rivers defends daughter on 'Celebrity Apprentice'

Rivers defends daughter on 'Celebrity Apprentice'
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Think twice before crossing Melissa Rivers — her mother might just step in and chew you out.

Joan Rivers unleashed an earful of insults after Donald Trump fired her daughter on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

Rivers' targets: poker champ Annie Duke and Playboy pinup Brande (BRAND-ee) Roderick.

Melissa Rivers, who appeared with her mom on the NBC show, claimed the two formed an alliance against her. She called them "pit vipers."

Joan Rivers launched into mama-bear mode, calling Roderick a "stupid blonde" and Duke a "white trash" poker player. She called the duo "a Nazi and a follower."

NBC representative Amanda Ruisi didn't immediately return phone and e-mail messages seeking comment. Donald Trump could not immediately be reached.

Published 4/27/09 by


AP TV News

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  • JOan was allowed to say whatever she wanted,lies and nasty name calling The Donald never challenged any remarks from her but was quick to tell the rest of the group he had heard enough BAD,BAD,BAD
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply
  • Joan your daughter is a disaster, no personality, bossy & that buble forehead is distracting. You gave her an education let her make her own way, please not in TV.
    Anonymous 5/8/09 Reply
  • Melissa is very arrogant and condecending whenever she is in a media arena.She isolated her self after she tried to still credit from another contestant.Good Call!
    Anonymous 5/5/09 Reply
  • Mellisa said it was like being in high school again. School is where you acheive things inspite of obsticles. Apparently she was overprotected in those years or she would have known how to deal with being boxed out.
    Anonymous 5/4/09 Reply
  • dude it was so lame and immature the way melissa rivers pulled out the "high school poor me mommy" routine. i mean seriously how old is she? and then she ran in there saying mommy help me fight my battles. so lame. i think it's all a PR stunt...
    MaralisaF 5/3/09 Reply
  • does anyone really care about melissa rivers and her so called "career?" please! she is so dang insecure because she knows the only reason she has ever had a job on tv is because of her mother. could she have a bigger persecution complex?! joan...
    Anonymous 4/29/09 Reply
  • This is sooooooooooo silly!
    Anonymous 4/28/09 Reply
  • all this drama contributes towards 'the donald's' apprentice success.
    i stopped watching it once the rivers women started behaving badly.
    yes, joan's mamma bear attitude was gross but melissa's 'i'm never wrong' upbringing helped me towards the...
    Anonymous 4/28/09 Reply
  • MELISSA AND JOAN HAVE WORKED HARDER THEN MOST!!!
    Anonymous 4/28/09 Reply
  • Trump didn't fire Brandee or Annie because they had raised the most money in a previous episode, depsite the fact they were acting so poorly with Melissa and wouldn't include her and ignored her. This shows you how unscrupulous big business...
    Anonymous 4/28/09 Reply
  • I have no problem with Melissa rivers, but Joan is another thing. Joan is loud and annoying. I'm siding with Annie Duke and Brande Roderick. I love them and hope they take a stand against that loud Joan.
    GeorgeJobson 4/28/09 Reply
  • I agree. They don't like each other and are just gaining up on Melissa. Annie is poker smart and knows Brandi is no competetion and she will be the next to leave, but she needed her to help gang up on Melissa. Melissa just has a strong personality,...
    Anonymous 4/28/09 Reply
  • Joan is 100% correct. Trump admitted at the beginning that he had wanted to ask Brande out a couple of years ago. So, she wasnt' going. Brande should NOT even still be in the competition. Either should Clint Black.
    Anonymous 4/28/09 Reply
  • It was time for both of those two harpies to go......it isn't Tag Team Celebrity Apprentice and Joan and Melissa ganged up on anyone they didn't care for, same team or not. Melissa is a grown woman and should not need her momma to defend her. I only...
    Anonymous 4/28/09 Reply
  • it was hilarious!! good for joan!!! ironically, it only escalated annie and brande.
    ClarissaK2 4/28/09 Reply
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